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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The wacky world of lexicographers #145279 07/20/2005 3:32 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I was reading up on Erin McKean, Anu's guest today, and came across this great story on her and others in the March 19 2005 NY Times (no, Jackie, you do not have to register for this one; it's on Evan Morris's site! ): http://www.word-detective.com/lexicographers.html "...They include Steve Kleinedler, 38, who is second in command at American Heritage and has a phonetic vowel chart tattooed across his back..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The wacky world of lexicographers #145280 07/20/2005 3:38 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont maybe it's time for a career change for me... <smile> http://www.americannationalcorpus.org/ this is a new one to me. Max? (actually, now that I look more closely at the Corpus thingy, what is it?) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The wacky world of lexicographers #145281 07/20/2005 6:50 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 They include Steve Kleinedler, 38, who is second in command at American Heritage and has a phonetic vowel chart tattooed across his back..." Geeze - it's gotta be hard to consult that resource. He must be VERY flexible. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The wacky world of lexicographers #145282 07/20/2005 10:16 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 hard to consult It's probably just for others to consult. He, no doubt, has it memorized. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The wacky world of lexicographers #145283 07/22/2005 1:38 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Geez; I can picture one of his co-workers saying, "Hey, Steve, I've forgotten the symbol for u--lemme see your back a minute". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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